Firebirds hockey ablaze, Coach Flache breaks win record
By Nathan Waters The Flint Firebirds are living up to their moniker, proving to be one of the hottest teams in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) through the first half of the season.The Firebirds, who just crossed the halfway point of their 2025-26 season, sit atop the...
Nominating petitions for Flint mayor, council members available next week
By EVM Staff Nominating petitions for Flint mayor and city council member will be available beginning Monday, January 5, 2026 at the City Clerk’s Office. According to a December 30, 2025 press release from the Flint City Clerk's office, the deadline for filing...
Looking back at 2025: A year of change, conflict and challenge
By Paul Rozycki On the national political scene, 2025 has been a year of dramatic turmoil and change. In the less than 12 months since President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, the nation has faced challenges and changes that surpass many in recent...
Two Flint City Bucks players drafted in 2026 MLS SuperDraft
By EVM Staff Two players from the Flint City Bucks were selected by Major League Soccer (MLS) teams Thursday afternoon during the 2026 MLS SuperDraft. According to a Bucks press release, Nolan Miller (senior, University of Michigan) was picked ninth overall by...
Village Life: Thanks to my heroes
By Daniel Vela As a child attending Neithercut Elementary, I wanted nothing more than to don the bright orange sash and shiny silver badge worn by student crossing guards. But such an important responsibility was reserved solely for the privileged few: the ever so...
FIM receives $25k grant to support new music, performance for Independence Day celebration
By EVM Staff FIM announced a $25,000 grant yesterday that will support the performance of a newly-commissioned piece of music this summer. In its December 18, 2025 announcement, FIM explained that the grant came from the National Endowment for the Arts...
Flint Board of Ed. may reconsider final Central High School design
By Kate Stockrahm Despite a unanimous vote earlier this month, the final design of Flint's former Central High School and Whittier Classical Academy campus may not be so final. At the tail end of an over four-hour long meeting last night — which had already covered...
Friends of the Alley brings holiday cheer to downtown Flint
By Kate Stockrahm Heading downtown tonight? Look up! Friends of the Alley (FOTA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to beautifying and activating downtown Flint’s alleyways, has swapped some of its signature soft-yellow overhead bulbs for a more colorful holiday look...
City of Flint shares holiday hours, adjusted waste collection schedule
By EVM Staff Flint City Hall will be closed multiple days in observance of the upcoming holidays. According to a City of Flint press release on December 17, 2025, Flint City Hall will be closed to the public Dec. 24 and Dec. 25 in observance of Christmas as well as...
‘A Facility for Living’ Review: Laughing over despots in elder care dystopia
By Jan Worth My friend and I, both women in our mid-70s, took our seats for a matinee performance of the FIM Flint Repertory Theatre’s “A Facility for Living,” with a hefty dose of skepticism and dread. After all, the play, continuing through Dec. 21 at...
Education Beat: Board of Ed. confirms design, plans for Fall 2028 reopening of Flint Central High School
By Harold C. Ford Over the course of two recent meetings, the Flint Board of Education (FBOE), unanimously adopted a design and timeline toward reopening the long-abandoned and deteriorating Central-Whittier campus at 601 Court St. by the fall of 2028. The votes...
The East Village Magazine – December 2025
In our December 2025 edition, Paul Rozycki reflects on a year of national political turmoil. Harold C. Ford reports the approved plan to open a reimagined Flint Central High School. Daniel Vela shares a story of community inspiration. Finally, We express our gratitude...
The Michigan House just cancelled $645 million in state funding, how that impacts Flint is still unclear
By Kate Stockrahm Michigan’s House Appropriations Committee voted to cancel roughly $645 million in allocated but as-yet unspent state funding from its 2025 budget on Wednesday. What that means for Flint organizations that were promised those funds remains unclear...
The Disability Network to host ‘free and inclusive’ Community Holiday Party
By EVM Staff The Disability Network (TDN) is inviting the community out to its annual Community Holiday Party today, December 11, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Michael's Conference Center in Flint. This is a new location for TDN's annual holiday party, which is...
Sloan Museum, Longway Planetarium closed today due to weather
By EVM Staff Both Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium in Flint will remain closed today, Dec. 10, due to weather conditions. "To keep our guests and staff safe, Longway Planetarium is closed for a snow day today, December 10, 2025," reads the...
More than a senior center: Mays Senior Center Director looks to provide programs for ‘new generation’ of Flint seniors
By Canisha Norris After the City of Flint took over operations of the former Hasselbring Senior Center at 1002 W. Home Ave. in March, its new director, Gennois Wiggins, has sought to offer programming to bridge generational gaps and provide innovative and creative...
Flint Board of Ed. selects design of new high school, slated for fall 2028 opening
By Kate Stockrahm Last night, the Flint Community Schools Board of Education (FBOE) voted unanimously to approve a design for a new high school on the site of the former Central-Whittier campus, slated to open in fall 2028. “It’s an exciting moment,” Board President...
Shelter of Flint opens nighttime warming center
By EVM Staff The Shelter of Flint plans to open its doors this evening to support single women and women with children through the coldest months of the winter season. According to a Nov. 25 press release, Shelter of Flint will operate nighttime warming services at...
Book Review: ‘404: Justice Not Found’
By Harold C. Ford “The choice between corporate-controlled technology governance that serves profit over people and community-controlled governance that serves human needs and environmental protection remains ours to make.” – Mario D. Booker, 404: Justice Not Found...
On this Thanksgiving, 10 things to be thankful for
By Paul Rozycki The recent photos of heavy equipment smashing the walls of the East Wing of the White House may be an appropriate symbol of what is going on with our nation today. With armed troops in our cities, indictments against political foes, deportation of...
Village Life: Feeling lost? Find yourself by giving
By Jan Worth-Nelson It’s tough to greet you, dear readers, at a time on the calendar which is supposed to be about abundance, when millions of Americans do not know where their next meal will come from or how they will provide for their children in the coming months –...
Margreat Handley named ‘Ms. Senior Flint’
By Kate Stockrahm Margreat Handley has had a lot to celebrate lately. Not only did she just turn 71, but on October 11, 2025, she was crowned Ms. Senior Flint at the Mays Senior and Community Center’s Ms. Senior Flint “Age of Splendor” Pageant. The newly-awarded...
Flint organizations offering free turkeys, meals this Thanksgiving
By EVM Staff As the Thanksgiving holiday nears, Flint organizations, churches, and restaurants are sharing in the giving spirit with offers of free turkeys, hot meals, and other support. Here's a list of upcoming Thanksgiving giveaways and events should you or someone...
At megasite public forum: some mega differences, but a civil debate
By Paul Rozycki The recent public forum discussing the proposed Mundy Township megasite outlined four important points. After losing nearly 70,000 GM jobs in recent decades, Genesee County needs more well-paying jobs. Should the state fund efforts to create those...
The East Village Magazine – November 2025
This month's edition of The East Village Magazine offers a reflective commentary for the Thanksgiving season, with columnist Paul Rozycki listing ten reasons for gratitude amidst national political turmoil. These range from the peaceful "No Kings" protest rallies and...
